#Democracies

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Dodwomoh

WHO OFFICIALLY DECLARES United States (U.S) PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS? A thread.....With the rising uncertainty pertaining to who the “actual” winner of the U.S election 2020 is, I tried to summarize the

Robert Young Pelton

RYP__

Here is the entire 21 minute Channel 4 piece on how Donald Trump used his campaign funds to suppress black American voters in 2016. He had 200 million profiles. Share,

Vinod Kumar Jha

vkjha62

Thread50 years ago, this week in 1971, the USA threatened India to stop the 1971 war. An alarmed India sent a SOS to the Soviet Union. A story that has

Paris Marx ☭

parismarx

okay so, the social dilemma on netflix:the film is populated with a bunch of former high-ranking tech employees and executives (for the most part) who have seemingly seen the light:

Rasmus Kleis Nielsen

rasmus_kleis

Is the EU making progress in fighting disinformation?Part of #ERGA webinar today.My topline: Perhaps? A little? Though problems continue to evolve, maybe faster than responses.But if nothing else, has

Steven J. Stack

StevenStackMD

Yesterday, Kentucky completed its highest week ever for new #COVID19 cases.The most recent weeks are concerning for the beginning of exponential growth.I’ll share some stats and more reflective thoughts in

Elad Verbin

verbine

DAOs & Token-based Governance is a fantasy.Stop emphasizing token-based voting; start focusing on assigning executive power. Even countries and big corporations fail to ensure wide participation by their "token holders"

Adahzionblog

Adahzionblog

” If We Don’t Regulate Social Media, It Would Destroy Us”- Lai MohammedA thread https://adahzionblog.com/if-we-dont-regulate-social-media-it-would-destroy-us-lai-mohammed/ Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture when he app

Shahmir

shahmiruk

Today was SO needed. I am getting off this app again for a while as I am working on some big ideas and plans to continue being a menace to

Dale's Physical Distancings

DalesRamblings

Been thinking about malapportionment since I found out about the fact that Houston, a city of over 2 million people, is being given just one ballot drop-off box throughout the

Dave Keating

DaveKeating

President @VonDerLeyen: "We all heard the nagging questions, especially in the first month of this pandemic, 'Aren't nation states better equipped to fight this crisis? Isn't our union of 27

Barrister's Horse

BarristersHorse

THREAD:THIS IS REALLY PAINFUL ISN'T IT!1. Waiting for the grown ups to enter the room. 2. It's been years & the media are still faffing around with gossip & bitch

Cory Doctorow

doctorow

Here's the thing about the "foreign interference" narrative that bugs me: it seems undeniable that Russian state elements (and quasi-state elements like "patriotic hackers") interfered in the 2016 election It's

Jeffrey Sachs

JeffreyASachs

Assuming Colin's concern is with the relative lack of conservatives in the academy, I'm afraid he's doomed. To see why, it's helpful to zoom out and get a sense of

Yu-Jie Chen 😷

yujiechentw

(1/X) I’m starting a thread about China’s influence over @WHO. How’s this influence exercised? Here’s an article rightly suggesting that China’s influence isn't based on its financial contribution to WHO,

Wendy Siegelman

WendySiegelman

GOP actions remind me how an ex-employee described Robert Mercer to @JaneMayerNYerHe believes humans have no inherent value other than how much money they make. A cat has value because